NOAH ARRIVES

[Verse I — Before the God Appears] The longhouse hums with waiting, The beams are hushed and still. Outside the snow keeps falling On valley, hearth, and hill. The Yulefires burn together, A woven flame across the land— All feeding toward the longhouse Where the Feast-God soon will stand. [Chorus — When He Steps Through the Door] HE COMES. The silence folds, the air grows warm— A sunrise wrapped in winter’s storm. HE WALKS. No footstep sounds, no shadow falls— Yet every fire in distant halls Moves toward him, Flows through him— NOAH ARRIVES, THE ANCHOR OF THE YEAR. [Verse II — The Overwhelming Light] He enters tired, hollow, shaking, Still gentle though his power slept. And all the Yulefires of the kingdom Surge the moment he is met. The hearth roars gold around him, His spark steadies in the glow— A winter of strength packed in one night, A peace he once feared he’d never know. [Chorus — The Longhouse Brightens] HE STANDS. His breathing calms, his shoulders lift— The mortal joy becomes his gift. HE GLOWS. A world’s worth of warmth restored inside, The spark of Uru newly pacified. Hold steady flame, Hold steady night— NOAH ARRIVES, AND WINTER RIGHTS ITSELF. [Bridge — The Strengthening] Fires swell— Across the frost. Warmth returns— No joy is lost. Lanterns rise— The land believes: “Noah holds us Through the eaves.” [Final Chorus — His Descent Into Rest] HE STAYS. Until the final song grows mild— A god made full by hearth and child. HE SLEEPS. One month of winter claimed by dreams— His strength rebuilding in quiet streams. When dawn calls him, He will rise— NOAH SLEEPS, THE WORLD HELD BY HIS EYES.